State v. R.L.’s Empirical Analysis
2006
Citation profile
20
cited by 20 later decisions
1
states following
October 2012
most recently cited
20 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Santosky v. Kramer · Stanley v. Illinois · Wisconsin v. Yoder · Parham v. J. R. · Rova Farms Resort, Inc. v. Investors Insurance Co. of America
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(1) The child’s safety, health or development has been or will continue to be endangered by the parental relationship; (2) The parent is unwilling or unable to eliminate the harm facing the child or is unable or unwilling to provide a safe and stable home for the child and the delay of permanent placement will add to the harm. Such harm may include evidence that separating the child from his resource family fformerly referred to as “foster”] parents would cause serious and enduring emotional or psychological harm to the child; (3) The [Division has made reasonable efforts to provide services to help the parent correct the circumstances which led to the child’s placement outside the home and the court has considered alternatives to termination of parental rights; and (4) Termination of parental rights will not do more harm than good.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[I]n reviewing the factual findings and conclusions of a trial judge, we are obliged to accord deference to the [ ] court's credibility determination... based upon ... [the] opportunity to see and hear the witnesses.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[a] trial court's interpretation of the law and the legal consequences that flow from established facts are not entitled to any special deference.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.